One of the Stonewall Kitchen products being recalled. See complete list of recalled products below. Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–December 9, 2016. Stonewall Kitchen of York, Maine is voluntarily recalling limited quantities of Stonewall Kitchen Cinnamon Apple, Orange Cranberry and Toasted Coconut Pancake & Waffle Mixes, after the FDA found traces of[Read More…]
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Former Chicago Police Sergeant Sentenced to Six Months in Prison for Passing Government Information to Store Clerk in Exchange for Cash
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–December 8, 2016. A former sergeant in the Chicago Police Department was sentenced today to six months in federal prison for taking cash payments from a liquor store clerk in exchange for disclosing government information. RAY M. RAMIREZ served as a sergeant in the 12th Police District on the[Read More…]
Sierra Club: Andrew Puzder Unfit for Labor Secretary
WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–December 8, 2016. Today, President-elect Donald Trump announced that he plans to appoint fast food CEO Andrew Puzderas the head of the U.S. Department of Labor. In response, Sierra Club Executive Director Michael Brune released the following statement: “Andrew Puzder and Donald Trump are trying to pull one[Read More…]
New Report Establishes Benchmarks for Comprehensive LGBTQ Rights Legislation
Gerald MacDonald places his hand over his heart as he and others recite the pledge of allegiance during the National LGBT 50th Anniversary Ceremony, July 4, 2015, in Philadelphia. AP/Matt Rourke Washington, D.C. — (ENEWSPF)–December 9, 2016. Despite several high-profile efforts to codify discrimination of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer,[Read More…]
Brennan Center for Justice New Report: 39 Percent of Prisoners Are Unnecessarily Behind Bars
Groundbreaking Analysis Proposes New Evidence-Based Sentences that Prioritize Public Safety NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–December 9, 2016. Nearly 40 percent of the U.S. prison population — 576,000 people — are behind bars with no compelling public safety reason, according to a new report from the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of[Read More…]
SEIU’s Henry: Trump Grossly Out of Touch With What Working America Needs, Labor Nominee Puzder Dead Wrong for America’s Working Families
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–December 9, 2016. SEIU International President Mary Kay Henry issued the following statement on President-elect Trump’s intended nomination of Andrew Puzder, chief executive of CKE Restaurants, to be Secretary of Labor: “With the intended nomination of Andrew Puzder for Secretary of Labor, President-elect Trump has once again shown how[Read More…]
Civil and Human Rights Coalition Blasts Trump’s Anti-Jobs, Anti-Family, and Anti-Worker Labor Secretary Pick
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–December 9, 2016. Wade Henderson, president and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, issued the following statement in response to news that President-elect Donald Trump intends to nominate the anti-family, anti-worker, and anti-jobs CEO of a fast food chain, Andy Puzder, to lead the Department[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan Announces $18.6 Million Settlement with Drug Maker for Deceptive Marketing of Abilify
ttorney General Madigan & 42 Other Attorneys General Reach Settlement Over Drug Company’s Unapproved Marketing to Older Patients Chicago —(ENEWSPF)–December 8, 2016. Attorney General Lisa Madigan, along with 42 other Attorneys General, today announced a $19.5 million settlement with Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (BMS) over unfair and deceptive marketing of its[Read More…]
White House Press Briefing by Josh Earnest, December 8, 2016
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 8, 2016 -12:43 P.M. EST MR. EARNEST: Good afternoon, everybody. Nice to see you all. I do not have any comments at the top so we can go straight to questions. Mr. Freking, would you like to go first? Q Sure. Thank you, Josh. So a Russian[Read More…]
In Case You Missed It — US News and World Report: Justice Demands We Stop Jeff Sessions
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 8, 2016 Justice Demands We Stop Jeff Sessions; Sessions can’t be trusted to be America’s top law enforcement official. By Bill Piper | Drug Policy Alliance As someone who has spent almost two decades working to end the drug war, I have very specific concerns about how Alabama[Read More…]
